"Behavioural Concerns and Autistic Spectrum Disorders : Explanations and Strategies for Change is a practical and comprehensive account of how people who attract autism labels can come to behave in ways that give rise to serious concerns in other people and, sometimes, themselve…
"Behavioural Concerns and Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Explanations and Strategies for Change is a practical and comprehensive account of how people who attract autism labels can come to behave in ways that give rise to serious concerns in other people and, sometimes, themselves…
Looking at why music therapy is used in working with people with autism, Dorita Berger considers characteristics of autism and demonstrates how sound can open communication channels.
Written in a way that is both informative for the professional and accessible for parents, this book furthers the already strong case for the use of music therapy as a resource to encourage behavioural changes for the better in children with autism spectrum conditions.
"Dr Gallo has written an extremely helpful guide to learning how to diagnose autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan, while also addressing the many myths and misconceptions associated with diagnosis and evaluation. His own experiences are excellent examples of the challen…
Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective is the first book of its kind to provide authoritative information for medical and mental health professionals on how to properly evaluate and diagnose autism spectrum disorders in individuals of all ages. It is the fi…
Everyone seems to agree that we have an epidemic of what is diagnosed as autism. But, in the history of our society, there has never been an epidemic of any developmental or genetic disorder. Yet, over the span of thirty years, autism has gone from affecting one in 5,000 childre…